The Struandale engine plant of the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has officially began production of a new diesel engine, that it expects will make it a global hub. The engines will be fitted to the new Ford Ranger pickup truck to be produced at the automaker’s assembly plant from September this year, as well as exported to 148 countries worldwide. Wallace Yearwood, Struandale engine plant Manager, said the plant was the only Ford facility that shared both component machining and engine assembly for the Duratorq TDCi diesel engine programme, supporting the Ford Ranger. He explained that the machined components were used for engine kits, which were exported to other Ranger assembly plants, while the fully assembled engines will be used in the domestically produced Ranger. “The diesel engine programme represents an entirely new era for the Struandale engine plant, which through Ford’s stringent global quality standards, has undergone a complete transformation, to ensure it competes with the best in the world.” Yearwood added that there are currently 568 employees in the plant compared to 372 employees previously. He said however, that the plant had an annual capacity of 75 000 engines and 220 000 engine component kits, and that employment levels would be set according to market demand. Production of the new Duratorq TDCi engine locally is part of the R3.4 billion export investment programme by the FMCSA. The investment programme included the upgrade and expansion of production facilities at the company’s engine plant in Port Elizabeth and its assembly plant in Silverton in Pretoria, which has increased its annual production capacity to 110 000 vehicles.
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